Invasive North American beavers in Southern Patagonia, Ecology, History and Folklore
Derek Corcoran derek.corcoran.barrios@gmail.com
2016-09-27
North American beaver (_Castor canadensis_)
History of beavers in Tierra del Fuego
Effects of beavers in the environment
Effects of beavers in the environment
Effects of beavers in the environment
Fitness patterns
- Time consuming
- Hard to replicate
- Almost impossible in rare species
- Need to be able to detect the species
- Species might be there but not detected
- false absences might bias estimates
Beaver Folklore
- Detection is usually not perfect
- Depends on:
- Species
- Season
- Observer
- Method
- Weather